Draft-equalizer.



Patented Aug. I5

M. GENTRY.

DRAFT EQUAL|ZER- (Appucntion med June x9, 1899,

(No Model.)

ewlmcoaea frchte/13e UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEW GENTRY, OF ASI'IKUM, ILLINOIS.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,880, dated August15, 1899. Application filed .Tune 19,1899. Serial No. 721,176. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LMATTHEW GENTRY,a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashk um, in the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft-Equalizers;andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to draft-equalizers, and more particularly to thatclass intended for use with five animals.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable, andeffective device of this character.

To this end the invention consists in certain features of constructionand combination of parts, Which will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

The figure in the drawing is a perspective view of a live-horseequalizer embodying my invention.

1 denotes an L-shaped draft-lever, to which a bracket (not shown) isconnected by bolts l2 2 and which in turn is connected to the clevis ofa gang-plow; but when used on a single-beam ploWt-he bolts 2 2 andbracket are the contiguous end of the main transversedraft-lever 7,which is fulcrumed in the forward bifurcated end of a bar S, the rearend of which is pivoted on the bolt 9 in the outer end of the transversearm of the angle-lever 1. To the outer end of the auxiliary transverselever et is pivoted the doubletree 10, and to the opposite ends of saiddoubletree are pivoted the singletrees l1 and 12, to each of which ananimal is hitched in the usual manner. A tripletree 13 is pivoted orfulcrumed to the inner end of the main transverse lever 7, and to itsouter ends are fulcrumed the doubletrees 14; and 15. The outer end ofthe doubletree 11 carries a strap 16, in which is fulcrumed thesingletree 17, and the outer end of the doubletree 15 carries a similarstrap 18, in which is fulcrumed the singletree 19.

The contiguous ends of the doubletrees 14 15 are provided with thecounterpart straps 14. 15', which are connected by a common bolt 20, onwhich is fulcrumed the remaining singletree 21, and from thisconstruction it will be seen that while the combined draft of the fivehorses is applied directly to the clevis the arrangement of theevener-levers and trees is such that the draft of the three horses onthe inner end of the main lever 7 is counterbalanced by the draftof thetwo horses on the outer end of the auxiliary lever 4, thus insuring anequal distribution of the draft between the entire ve animals.

The accompanying drawing shows my invention in the best fornrnow knownto me; but many changes in the details might be made within the skillofagood mechanic Without departing from the spirit of rnyinvention asset forth in the claim at the end of this specification.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,^is-

A draft equalizer or evener comprising the angle-lever 1, the main lever7 and the bar 8 connecting said lever 7 with the outer end of thetransverse arm of said angle-lever, the auxiliary lever 4 fulcrumed onthe outer end of said main lever 7, and having its inner end pivoted tothe free end of the longitudinal arm of said angle-lever, adoubletreeand two singletrees fulcrumed on the outer end of said auxiliary lever,a tripletree 4 fulcrumed to the inner end of said auxiliary lever,doubletrees fulcrumed on the opposite ends of said tripletree,singletrees fulcrumed to the outer ends of said doubletrees, strapsconnecting the contiguous ends of said doubletrees, a bolt connectingsaid straps, and a singletree fulcrumed on said bolt, the Wholeconstructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

MATT. GENTRY.

Witnesses:

H. J. RUCKRIGEL, P. I1. OALLY.

